I took a 100% sabbatical from the boards in late 2017. And returned just as we transitioned to Discourse in summer of 2020. This 2-1/2 year hiatus was for reasons in my IRL, not from any dissatisfaction with SDMB or its members.
But my last OP shortly before I signed off was, I think, a prophetic one. Despite the cool reception it got back then, I’ll draw attention to it right here right now. For reasons that will be obvious.
This is the Discourse url of the thread mentioned in the first sentence: